Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Boise State
Avery Williams
CB • 5'9" • 195 lbs • Pasadena, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Avery Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Avery Williams built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a cornerback from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 26, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Avery Williams' career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 39
- Overall
- No. 183
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Avery Williams, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Boise State. Avery Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 141
- TFL
- 4.5
- Passes defended
- 21
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Avery Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 141
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Colorado State
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 5 · Pick 39 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · CB 114th (top 36%) · Mountain West 116th (top 27%) · National 1,399th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Boise State | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 14 | 31 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 4 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 2 | 59.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 14 | 35 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 4 | 24.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 8 | 19.8 |
Related Context
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Avery Williams played CB for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Avery Williams recorded 141 tackles and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Boise State paired 11 primary output with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Boise State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
18.6
Usage
3.5
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 0. Troy: 0. Washington State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Virginia: 0. BYU: 1. San Diego State: 1. Wyoming: 3. Utah State: 3. Nevada: 0. Colorado State: 1. Air Force: 1. Fresno State: 0. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. Troy: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 5 by 30.8. San Diego State: 6 by 35. Wyoming: 1 by 34.2. Utah State: 2 by 38.3. Nevada: 6 by 25. Air Force: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 11 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | @ Oregon | W 38-28 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | vs Fresno State | W 17-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Fresno State | L 17-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Air Force | W 44-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Colorado State | W 59-52 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Nevada | W 41-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Utah StateSplash game | W 41-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs WyomingSplash game | W 24-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ San Diego State | W 31-14 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ BYU | W 24-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Virginia | L 23-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/15 | vs New Mexico | W 28-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Washington State | L 44-47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Troy | W 24-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Avery Williams story
Avery Williams built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a cornerback from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 26, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Avery Williams' career was his defensive production: 141 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 21 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Boise State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Avery Williams' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 1,975 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boise State.
The arc is straightforward: Avery Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Boise State | 10 | 18.6 | 3.5 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 10 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 24.3 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 5.5 | 15.5 | 2.9 | -5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 5.5 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 3 | 15.6 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado State
Week 14 · W 31-24 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Wyoming
Week 8 · W 24-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#3
@ San José State
Week 16 · L 20-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 13 · W 33-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
vs UConn
Week 2 · W 62-7
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Boise State
11 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage
59.2
#2
2017 Postseason · Boise State
38.2
10 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Boise State
38.2
10 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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